Yes...I'm offcially one of THOSE...

Coupon lady! I went to to a coupon class last night and absolutely loved it! It was awesome! 4 hours came and went and I had no idea! We even went shopping and I was frazzled! I didn't know what I was doing and was so excited about how much I was going to save! So...I haven't broken everything out on what cost what and I don't have time to tell you that now, but I spent $28 and got 28 items so everything averaged out to $1--obviously everything wasn't just a dollar, some less and some more! Isn't that amazing! And it wasn't cheep mac and cheese either! It was brand name good stuff like chicken, watermelon, crackers, pickles, salad dressing... Yah, I was pretty excited! And I'm super excited to really get going on it! It was completely worth the $35 I spent for the class especially since I saved over $50 on my first trip to the store and I bought stuff I needed! Gotta love couponing!!!


Gator riding! We buckle Kyden in and off they go! Braden drives and Kyden gets whiplash every time they start out! They love it! Even if it's not the safest toy around!

Kyden riding!
My handsome boys all ready for church!

You choose...

Nerd-a-licious, study-o-haulic, Grandpie....OR

Cool, care free guy! Where do you think he'll end up? I think he's a little fireball so who knows!

This picture is kind of funny because Braden was having a ton of fun using the timer to take pictures of us! It was good practice anyway! Kyden didn't love it so much. He looks a little bored!

Cousin Brielle (and Uncle Travis and Aunt Jessica) came to visit from Texas for 2 weeks! It was a lot of fun seeing them all and playing with cute cousin Bri. Having them here just made us wish they were closer, but we know they love it in Texas and that's where they need to be. Yes, this is the only picture we got of them. For some reason, we didn't get a single picture until the night before they flew out and they were all in jammies! Isn't that life! At least they are happy!

Happy Mother's day! I think I need a mother's day every month to remind me how wonderful being a mother is. I love it despite the moments! Although Jason was sick on mother's day (which he felt really bad about) and I took the boys to church by myself, it was a wonderful day! As I drove to church, I just sat and thought about all the amazing things there are about being a mom. I realize more and more every day how much my mom did (and does) for me! It's a whole different thought process being a mom myself! Thanks mom! Your the best! I love being a mom and wife and wouldn't trade it for anything!!! Me and my handsome boys!

We also got to talk to Uncle Jesse who is on a mission in Korea. Braden loved it and talked his ear off.

Braden and Abby--he loves playing with her. They were making a canoe?!

We took Grandma P lunch at her school. Braden loves going to Grandma's school and seeing the kids. He also loves playing silent ball with them and they love when we come.

So, this picture is sideways but I don't care. I just want you all to see that he is asleep still holding onto his balloon. He LOVES balloons and everything and anything that looks like a balloon. When we go into any store and he sees anything in the air he goes crazy--ooohhhing and awhing and "wow". He is a sweetheart! We love our boys!

Fun in the sun...well, sort of...

Jason and I spent a week in Arizona but didn't see much sun due to the fact that we were in class all day long! The classes were AWESOME though--just so I can remember all that I learned! We discovered this fabulous program about a year ago that teaches you how to invest in real estate, save money on taxes, run a business, etc.... Yah, lots of cool stuff! We have learned so much from it. This was Jason's 4th college, my 3rd. But this was the first time we were able to leave both boys home. The last 2 times, we brought Kyden so we had to swap classes and babysitting since children aren't allowed. So, we had class with each other 4 out of the 5 days. Great times! Yes, some of you may be thinking we're crazy starting into the real estate investing business now with the economy the way it is, but it's actually the perfect time to begin. So if anyone is interested, let us know! We are just so glad we discovered it!
Here we are goofing off with the camera at break! We really are cool!

Looks like he's studying hard huh--what Jason study?! Whatever! Probably why he's not doing his masters quite yet. Just kidding Jason!! I love you tons!
We stayed with my Grandpa and his wife while in Arizona. They only live about 10 minutes from the college so we were lucky! Didn't have to fork out any money for a hotel. Our classes got out 5pm every night so we were able to spend some time together. My Grandpa took us to a little pizza place called Organ Stop Pizza. Yah, pretty cool huh! Here's some pictures from it. The organ actually goes down into the ground when on break. The boys would have loved it!
After pizza, we went to the Mesa Temple Outside Easter Pageant. It was really neat. Glad that we were able to go to it. It is quite the program. The pictures I took are aweful so you will just have to imagine how wonderful it was!It was nice to have a break from the boys, but we missed them and were so glad to come home to them. My Dad and Mom (mostly mom) had them all week. Thanks mom! You are amazing! We appreciate the sacrifice you made by watching the boys. I know it's no simple task!
Kyden actually fell head first into this basket and was stuck with his head in dirty clothes. It was pretty funny! Then he thought it was fun to play in the basket!

Lucky 1,2,3 !! Who will it be??

Lucky 1,2,3 !! Who will it be??

PaY iT FoRwArD!!
I found this fun idea on my friend's blog and thought it was a GREAT idea!! So be one of the first three people to comment on this and I will make you something- my choice!

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make NO guarantees that you will LIKE what I make! (I can only hope)
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It WILL be done this year.
4. You have no CLUE what it’s going to be … it may be cards, a bookmark, something delicious or a complete surprise to you (and me!) … who knows?
5. Most importantly, you MUST offer the same deal on your blog - the first 3 people to comment on your blog get something made by YOU! (you may surprise even yourself how creative you can be when the pressure is on)

Clarification...

Yes, for all those who didn't know or forgot, Kyden was born in our car. Of course, not by choice, but it really wasn't that bad. It made delivery a whole lot easier. Short story--Contractions were strong at home and coming and going for a couple hours, but not regular like when I was in labor with Braden (Jason could have told me when I was going to have another contraction). Getting ready to head to hospital and my water broke. Contractions really picked up then. Was fine until Sunnyside and then I felt like I needed to push. And that's when Jason stepped on the gas and sped 70 miles an hour (or faster) in a 40 speed zone! Yes, I was screaming because it hurt and I knew from experience that the baby was getting close to being born. We pulled into the hospital and Kyden's head came out (because as all of you mom's know, you can't not push when you need to--it's impossible). Jason ran around the car waiving to the people inside and got the door open just in time to welcome baby Kyden into the world!! Yahoo! It was great! We love our little Kyden though! He's a little bit more of a firecracker than Braden was, but he's wonderful! I just can't get enough of him!!

Happy Birthday Kyden

My baby is ONE! Wow, how the time flies. It kind of makes me sad that he's already one, but it's wonderful because of all he has accomplished in the first year of his life! He grew so much! We love him and are so grateful for the joy he bring into our lives each day! He loves the fire on the candle. He just kept saying "WOW".

Oh man! Kyden went crazy with his cake! He had both hands full of cake and just kept stuffing cake in his mouth. He ate his whole carrot cake cupcake and got mad when we took it away from him. So different from Braden because he wouldn't touch his cake on his first birthday--and still won't! But Kyden couldn't get enough!
This is where he was born a year ago! Has it really been that long ago?! So, we never got a picture of us together in the place of his birth, so we had to get one at the year mark!

Happy Birthday Braden

We now have a 3 year old! Crazy! Braden turned 3 on Sunday and we had a fun day. He is getting so big and we love him so much! He brightens our lives and makes us laugh. He is so smart and we are grateful to have him in our family!! Happy Birthday Braden!!!

Well, cake wasn't so great if you couldn't tell by the look on his face! A combination of not a very long nap and embarrassed because of all the people. Plus, he doesn't really like cake so he just wanted ice cream. I ended up blowing the candles out for him.
He wouldn't sit by the cake so I had to get in the picture with him! Uncooperative! But the cake looks great huh! I can't take the credit, but my Mom did a Wonderful job!!
Braden got some play dough from some friends at playgroup and he loves it! He played with it ALL afternoon! Thanks Addi and Max!